Microplastics emerge as a hotspot for dibutyl phthalate sources in rivers and oceans: Leaching behavior and potential risks

Aug 31, 2024

Lujian Lin, Bo Yuan, Huiling Liu, Yue Ke, Weifeng Zhang a, Hanyi Li, Haoliang Lu, Jingchun Liu,  Hualong Hong*, Chongling Yan*Journal of Hazardous Materialshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134920Published: 15 August 2024AbstractDibutyl phthalate (DBP) as a plasticizer has been widely used in the processing of plastic products. Nevertheless, these DBP additives have the potential to be rel...

Modeling of algal blooms: Advances, applications and prospects

Jun 28, 2024

Yichong Wang, Chao Xu, Qianru Lin, Wupeng Xiao*, Bangqin Huang, Wenfang Lu, Nengwang Chen, Jixin Chen* Ocean and Coastal Managementhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107250Published: 01 September 2024AbstractAlgal blooms represent a pivotal ecological phenomenon in marine ecosystems, exerting significant influence on energy transfer, material cycling, and ecological structure and function...

Global corporate tax competition challenges climate change mitigation

Mar 28, 2024

Yuwan Duan, Zengkai Zhang*, Yuze Li, Shouyang Wang, Cuihong Yang, Yi LuNature Climate Changehttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01952-0?utm_source=xmol&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=meta&utm_campaign=DDCN_1_GL01_metadataPublished: 28 March 2024AbstractMany countries have cut their corporate tax rates in the past decades to attract foreign investment. To prevent this, a global minimum ...

Prioritizing ecological restoration in hydrologically sensitive areas to improve groundwater quality

Feb 13, 2024

Yao Wang, Yiqi Yu, Xin Luo, Qiaoguo Tan, Yuqi Fu, Chenhe Zheng, Deli Wang*, Nengwang Chen*Water Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121247Published: March 15, 2024AbstractGreening is the optimal way to mitigate climate change and water quality degradation caused by agricultural expansion and rapid urbanization. However, the ideal sites to plant trees or grass to achieve a win–win sol...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in a subtropical river-mangrove estuary-bay system

Dec 25, 2023

Xingwei Xie, Yonglong Lu*, Pei Wang, Haojie Lei, Zian LiangScience of The Total Environmenthttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162492Published: 10 June 2023AbstractPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a large and complex class of synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial and domestic products. This study compiled and analyzed the distribution and composition of PFASs in mari...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in marine organisms along the coast of China

Dec 25, 2023

Xingwei Xie, Yonglong Lu, Pei Wang, Haojie Lei, Nengwang Chen, Zian Liang, Xudong Jiang, Jialong Li, Zhiwei Cao, Jieming Liao, Kongming LiJournal of Hazardous Materialshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132937Published: 15 February 2024AbstractMangrove estuaries are one of the most economically valuable and biologically diverse coastal ecosystems. However, knowledge of emerging pollutants i...

Priority Actions for Enhancing Global Change Program to Provide Global Sustainable Solutions

Nov 19, 2023

YONGLONG LU, BOJIE FU, TANDONG YAO, AND DAHE QINECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITYhttps://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/ehs.0143Published: 15 November 2023AbstractIn the divided changing world, there is a pressing need for a global science program to promote the delivery of sustainable development goals (SDGs), even though Future Earth is an international science program that was launched to st...

Redox Property of Coordinated Iron Ion Enables Activation of O2 via in-situ Generated H2O2 and Additionally Added H2O2 in EDTA-Chelated Fenton Reaction

Nov 9, 2023

Yuan Gao, Pengyi Wang, Yu Chu, Fan Kang, Yue Cheng, Eveliina Repo, Mingbao Feng, Xin Yu, Huabin ZengWater Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120826Published: 3 November 2023AbstractThe Fenton system was a generation system of reactive oxygen species via the chain reactions, which employed H2O2 and O2 as radical precursors and Fe2+/Fe3+ as electron-donor/acceptor for triggering or ter...

Nocturnal sap flow as compensation for water deficits: an implicit water-saving strategy used by mangroves in stressful environments

Jun 8, 2023

Sipan Wu , Xiaoxuan Gu , Yanghang Zheng and Luzhen Chen * Frontiers in Plant ScienceDoi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1118970Published: 5 May 2023AbstractAs part of the plant water-use process, plant nocturnal sap flow (Qn) has been demonstrated to have important ecophysiological significance to compensate for water loss. The purpose of this study was to explore nocturnal water-use strategies to fill the ...

Value chain carbon footprints of Chinese listed companies

Jun 7, 2023

Zengkai Zhang, Jiaoyan Li, Dabo Guan Nature Communicationshttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38479-5Published: 16 May 2023AbstractMeasuring the value chain carbon footprints of listed companies is essential for cumulative climate actions and climate-efficient capital allocation. We trace the carbon emissions embodied in the value chains of Chinese listed companies and find that there is an incr...